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African Americans picking cotton, Georgia, 1907. Courtesy: Library of Congress
This photo shows a group of workers picking cotton on a seemingly endless cotton field. A notable aspect of this picture would be the wide age range of workers. The picture shows children and adults picking cotton. Interestingly enough, no visible…
Cotton Fields
The workers are being forced to pick cotton, which is grueling and hard because of sharp thorns, very hot days, little water, and little food. They are carrying massive buckets of cotton. They would often have to fill up x number of buckets before…
Jim Crow
This image displays an African American man dressed in frayed and ripped clothing walking as animals dressed in human attire stroll behind him alongside a steamboat and sailboat in the background. The term “Jim Crow” originated in the 1930s-40s as a…
Sharecropping in the Midwest
William Helmke in front of his one-room shack built by himself.Ninety acre farm, crop share lease owned by lawyer. Iowa
The Cotton Pickers
Two African American women on a cotton farm stopping for a moment, reflecting on their experiences and thinking about what their lives have become. Their facial expressions portray their feelings greatly. The woman to the left seems weary and sad…
For Water
The photograph shown here is of a shack-like building in a village outside of Moscow called Bakshandino. Someone can be seen carrying water on their shoulder. This person looks to be a pre-teen girl, but it is difficult to be sure due to the quality…
Slavery and the Emancipation
The listed image is from Princeton Library created by Thomas Nast on January 12, 1867 published in New York. This image vividly illustrates the unequal dynamics between whites and blacks in the United States during slavery and after. In the drawing…
Russia in the early 1970's
This photo from 1970 depicts a religious community in Russia about a little over a century after the end of serfdom. The photo is interesting because it shows the livelihoods of the people in this community and it also shows the people themselves…
Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper, from American Slavery.
Until the late 1800s, slave labor was widespread and commonplace in both America. African Americans were forced to work demanding labor jobs during all times of the year with no adequate reward, payment, or compensation. With a lack of proper…